Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Different from the embarrassment expected by the outside world, the next day, Riley still stood upright, wearing an ironed and straight shirt, and meticulously combed his back at the Heat's official press conference.

During the press conference, the sound of the camera shutter clicking constantly, and the photographer kept changing the angle, trying to capture the panic of the NBA godfather, but in vain!

"In order to meet the requirement that a team in the league can only have one head coach, I have to make this regrettable decision!"

Riley said in a calm voice:
"Eric is my most trusted partner. With him in the Heat, I am very relieved. Our goal this year has not changed, and we are still the championship..."

Riley's calm surprised the reporters, but Micky Arison, the owner of the Heat who was watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, had a gloomy face. The only reason Riley was so calm was that he had completely vented his anger on him!

Last night, he personally put pressure on Riley from the league.

"Damn, what did I do wrong?!"

Riley was furious at the phone:

"I'm not worried about winning the game! The orangutan who suffered a thousand dollars can forget to grab rebounds at critical moments. Why am I the one who is out?"

On the other end of the phone, Arison scratched his head:
"I know, Pat, no one wants to adjust like this, but the league has given us an ultimatum to not allow the team to have two head coaches at the same time!"

But Riley didn't buy it at all:

"The person who was out should be Eric, not me! We can definitely let him be the assistant coach..."

Arison interrupts him:
"We need to stay sober. You know that the position of assistant coach cannot keep Spoelstra. He has grown into a character who can be alone!"

Riley was even angrier when she heard this:

"An independent character? Come on, now we are facing the situation, you can let him try and see if he can solve it!"

Alisson raised his forehead, there is no doubt that Riley's level is much higher than Spoelstra, otherwise he would not make this call specifically to take care of Riley's emotions like now:

"Of course he can't control the situation, but with you here, I don't think the problem will be too big! Don't rush to refute me, Pat, I'm with you, but the situation is stronger than others now, we can only try our best to minimize losses ..."

"In any case, we have to think about the overall situation. At least if we do this now, we will get Nike's sideline advertising sponsorship for 5 years. Don't forget, you have a share of this money..."

Riley sighed, he never imagined that after recruiting James and Bosh to form the Big Three, he could fall into such a passive situation!

It's all the fault of that yellow-skinned kid!
Wu Di's face flashed in Riley's mind, and Scott, the traitor!

And most importantly, LeBron James!

Damn it, if this guy was a bit more aggressive, he wouldn't be in such a mess!
He let out a foul breath and said in a deep voice:

"I need the right to explain tomorrow's press conference."

Allison nodded and responded:

"This is what you deserve!"

……

In short, the Heat's press conference is still effective, especially for those Jamies who are emotional and have nowhere to vent.

"Riley should have dismissed get out of class a long time ago. His way of leading the team is too outdated, and it affects James' performance too much!"

"Yes, his on-the-spot adaptability is too poor. Facing the Cavaliers' tactics, he has no idea how to deal with it. He must bear the primary responsibility for losing the Eastern Conference Finals last season!"

"Riley only knows endless training. His era has long passed! Now tactics and tactics are flourishing, and on-the-spot response is also very important. Coach Spoelstra delegates more authority, allowing James to play more flexibly..."

Zhan honeys are discussing on various forums, as if Riley has been that kind of stubborn and inflexible character from the beginning to the end, not only delaying their Zhan Huang winning the championship, but also being used by Wu Di and the Cavaliers in various collusion...

But when you click on their homepage, you can find that last season, it was this group of people who flattered Riley the most.

"How venomous the vision is, the legendary coach who created the era, decisive and calm on the court" etc., but now their performance in the All-Stars can't be rounded, they seized the opportunity of Riley's get out of get out of class, all in one mind Blame all the blame on Riley...

The Heat's subsequent record seems to confirm this statement. James led the Heat to five consecutive victories with 5+ triple-doubles in 30 consecutive games and continued to secure the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference.

In order to make Riley a real scapegoat, Lao Zhan also worked hard.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers played extremely badly after the All-Star break.

During the All-Star weekend, winning the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, the championship of the three-point shooting contest, three people being selected to the All-Star lineup, and the All-Star MVP and other achievements seemed to have exhausted their luck. In the first game after the All-Star, the away game In the game against the Bulls, they injured a general.

During a breakthrough, Ou Shen suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, and was carried off the court with a face full of pain.

It’s not that he encountered a criminal this time. After all, after last season, the major teams all knew Wu Di’s very vengeful personality, and whether it was Bobdog, Barnes, Noah, or Bosh, they all because of The villain was crazily retaliated by the Cavaliers, so few people dared to make small moves in the game against the Cavaliers this season.

After an MRI test by the team doctor, Irving was diagnosed with a relapse of the old disease on his right thumb, and he really sprained his hamstring.

When Irving was in college, he was off for almost a whole year because of a sprain in this part.

At that time, it was widely rumored that it was due to severe paronychia, and it was listed in the top ten bizarre injuries of "Sports Illustrated", but the actual reality was even stranger than this.

In order to practice an emergency back movement like a butterfly piercing flowers, Owen practiced this movement from morning to night, and then he was taught a lesson by fate. He didn't know that the result of combining work and rest was a bizarre injury, such as a sprained toe.

However, the degree of the sprain this time is not serious, and it will take about a month to recover, so Wu Di discussed with Scott and rushed directly towards No.4——

They are preparing to snipe the Heat directly in the second round of this year's playoffs.

Therefore, corresponding to the Heat's five-game winning streak, the Cavaliers lost four of the five games, and one of them even lost to the Bobcats, which was popular in the season.

There was no match-fixing, but Thomas Jr. replaced Irving as the team's starting point guard, and the time for Butler to play Wu Di as a substitute changed from 10 minutes to 25 minutes.

"The growth of a rookie needs a lot of playing time. As long as you give enough playing time, you can become a superstar without being a superstar!"

After losing to the Celtics at home again, at the post-match press conference, facing the reporter's question about the loss, Scott said firmly.

But the reporter obviously has doubts about Butler's ability to become a superstar:
"Butler can really become a superstar? He has played more than 20 minutes, but scored less than 10 points. I really can't see what potential he has. Why not let Wu Di play for a while? His efficiency is very good. High, but in addition to shooting percentage, scoring, assists and other statistics are far behind James..."

On the side, Butler's face was full of inferiority and self-blame.

He tried his best, but after this game, he made 7 turnovers, which was almost higher than scoring 8 points...

However, a powerful voice interrupted the reporter's questioning, it was Wu Di:

"I have great confidence in JB. Although some people's growth period is slow, it is very long-lasting. Now his performance has improved a lot compared to the beginning of the season..."

Butler's eyes are moist. Being selected by the Cavaliers has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that he will get a lot of exposure, and the disadvantage is that these exposures are a bit premature for him now.

Words are awesome, even if he has a very tenacious willpower, he can't bear it these days.

But fortunately, Wu Di, the boss of the team, has been standing behind him to support him, so he resisted.

"Our goal this season is very clear, which is to hit the championship. To achieve this goal, we have to make great efforts to train rookies. Although our record has declined compared to last season, seeing the progress of our rookies Growing up is still very worthwhile..."

Wu Di said unhurriedly that he will not put personal data above team development like Lao Zhan.

In many press releases in the media, it is said that Lao Zhan has his own system, and that Irving, Love, Davis and others have all kinds of explosions under the leadership of Lao Zhan, etc., but in fact, these players have been playing well before Lao Zhan came. It has grown up.

How effective Lao Zhan's real system actually is, the most important thing to look at is the rookies such as Kuzma and Ingram who follow Lao Zhan.

As a result, the fans have seen it. Gathering is a pile of shit, scattered is full of stars. When he was with Lao Zhan, he was not qualified to play in the CBA. Once he left Lao Zhan, he took off and exploded in an instant!
What kind of flower will bear what kind of fruit, when Wu Di can choose, he will take the initiative to choose the right, but it is the most difficult path.

In fact, Wu Di is facing greater pressure from public opinion than Butler.

As the reporter said, his scoring average has dropped from 36.9 points at the beginning of the season to 26.1 points. He was still the best player in the Eastern Conference in January, and James was the best player in the Eastern Conference in February.

Such a result led to all kinds of climaxes and all kinds of eccentricities among Zhan Mi, so that the outside world was full of articles and posts questioning his attitude towards the game.

But if he doesn't distribute the ball now, will these rookies be able to withstand the impact once the playoffs become more intense?
If you have any doubts, just question it. Wu Di is very open-minded. His goal for this season is very clear, and that is the championship!
The uninjured badge on the back of the championship is what he really wants to pursue. As for the beautiful data, it is even better if he has it, and it will not affect his becoming a billionaire!

Yes, he no longer relies on the system's regular season rewards. Talent points of 1000 million dollars can be exchanged for one drop. With the regular season rewards, even if he plays all games, he can only exchange for one point after playing five games.

This speed is really too slow. When Facebook goes public in early May, on the day of listing, he can easily krypton 5 points, and the overall evaluation will be directly rushed to the legendary level!

Therefore, the money rewarded in the regular season is not as good as buying some supercar collections or simply making some investments.

For example, in early March, Wu Di invested 3 million yuan in ByteDance as an angel investor, accounting for 1000% of the shares.

Wu Di was very calm about the decline in the Cavaliers' record, but everyone in the Heat gradually panicked, especially when they found that the Cavaliers fell from third to fourth and then stopped moving.

Unlike the Cavaliers, the average age of the Heat's players is 27 years old. When the body and experience are in perfect balance, the last thing they are afraid of is consumption. Therefore, the later they meet the Cavaliers in the playoffs, the better for them.

But now that the Cavaliers are locked in fourth, they obviously want to PK with them in advance before the Eastern Conference Finals. Who can bear this?
So, soon, the Heat also lost 98-105 to the Bobcats, who had the lowest record in the league.

然而詹姆斯的数据却是直接爆了，他不仅再次砍下三双，得分更是直接突破50分大关，拿到了54分13篮板11助攻2盖帽1抢断的超级数据！
The Zhan honeys had a collective climax again. Although the Heat lost, Zhan Huang definitely did not lose!

Although Wade and Bosh are facing each other this time, there is no way to blame their teammates in the CBA, but both of them have been rested by Coach Spoelstra due to injuries!

"Leading a group of substitutes to make it like this, James has tried his best, what else do you want?"

After the game, Jamies sprayed into the air in the comments section of the highlights video released by the official NBA:
"In such a high-intensity game rhythm, to maintain good health, the NBA's talented President Mountain is undoubtedly James!"

"Didn't you see that Jeremy Lin and Lin Crazy have already been reimbursed for the rest of the season? If it weren't for Wu Di's chicken thief, I guess the end would be similar!"

"For this season's MVP, Wu Di has no way to compete with Zhan Huang. He can still play such statistics in such a dense game. Zhan Huang is the No.1 in the league..."

On March 3, affected by the lockout, the trade deadline for the 16-2011 season was later than usual.

Not only is it later than before, but there are no big fish in the trading market. The biggest star is "Elvis" Gerald Wallace, who is at the end of his career, and was acquired by the Nets.

The Nets' record is only the third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and it is unlikely to enter the playoffs.

Another blockbuster deal is the three-party deal reached by the Nuggets, Wizards and Clippers. The Wizards get center Nene, the Nuggets get McGee and Turiaf from the Wizards, and the Clippers get Wizards forward Nick Young. Traded Brian Cook and a future second-round pick to the Wizards.

Yang Shaoxia embarked on a trip to Los Angeles in confusion. Although he is not the Lakers, the gears of fate have already started to turn. His performance in the Clippers is not stable, but this does not affect his enjoyment of love life off the court.

He made a celebrity girlfriend, Iggy Azalea, who will become his fiancée in the future, and this duo known as "the most beautiful couple in the NBA" will be backed by "good brothers" Thorn and quickly parted ways.

On the one hand, it was the backstab of a good brother, and on the other hand, the marriage change caused by self-inflicted crimes. The famous Yang Shaoxia couldn't stand the blow, and fell rapidly in his prime.

Still in Los Angeles, the player association chairman "Old Fish" Fisher, who was in the limelight due to the lockout incident during the offseason, was traded to the Rockets by the Lakers, and the Lakers got forward Jordan Hill from the Rockets.

The law of "no one named Jordan is easy" is a bit out of order with Hill.

Although he has outstanding talent, he was ranked eighth in the 09 draft year, but because of the strange circle of the Mosaic team, he only averaged 5.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists in his third year in the NBA.

It's all Morley's fault!
Another piece of news worthy of attention is that the star of the Magic, Warcraft Howard gave up his contract and chose to stay in the Magic.

However, there are rumors from the outside world that Howard has made a request to the Magic management. If he cannot beat the Cavaliers in the playoffs this season or break out of the Eastern Conference, he will request a trade from the team during the offseason.

It seems that the phrase "Super Girl" really hurt Warcraft very badly!
But what worries Wu Di is not Howard's harsh words, or the Heat's strategy of trying to get in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Huaxia National Team.

Something's wrong, it's the end of March, and he hasn't been called up to the men's basketball team yet?

Thinking that Nike has been the sponsor of the men's national team for more than ten years, Wu Di inevitably has doubts about "which cadre can stand such a test".

"Don't worry, with your level, if the national team dares to do some tricks, it's really hopeless!"

Dayao comforted Wu Di on the phone and said:
"But I've just retired now, so it won't be too soon to inquire about the news, just wait for me to give you a letter..."

Wu Di had to wait patiently, and soon, he had no time to think about it. The Heat's record had slipped to the second place in the Eastern Conference. Irving also returned from injury. Training, games, and commercial filming, he was busy again!
Since the Heat want to delay the pace, let's see whose method is better! (end of this chapter)